Current Affairs 23th October 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. The ‘India – International Food and Agri Week’ has been launched by which ministry?
A. Ministry of Agriculture
B. Ministry of Food Processing
C. Ministry of Earth Sciences
D. Ministry of Home Affairs
Answer [B] Ministry of Food Processing
2. What is the name of the mobile application launched by Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC)?
A. SKILL INDIA
B. LEATHER INDIA
C. SCALE INDIA
D. SCALE SKILL
Answer [C] SCALE INDIA
3. India’s first Multi-modal Logistic Park (MMLP) will be developed in which state?
A. Assam
B. Tripura
C. Sikkim
D. Nagaland
Answer [A] Assam
4. Scientists from West Bengal found India’s first Dragonfly fossil of 2.5 million years old in which state (Finding was published in Current Science Journal)?
A. West Bengal
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D. Jharkhand
Answer [D] Jharkhand
5. Kharif foodgrain production is estimated to what amount in 2020-2021?
A. 143.38 million tonnes
B. 144.52 million tonnes
C. 134.52 million tonnes
D. 411.32 million tonnes
Answer [B] 144.52 million tonnes
6. Which Country will have its first separate ‘Water Attache’ in India from January 2021?
A. Netherlands
B. Denmark
C. Finland
D. Israel
Answer [D] Israel
7. Name the company which has been selected by the National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA) to build the first ever 4G cellular networks on the Moon?
A. Nokia
B. Reliance Jio
C. Siemens
D. Nippon
Answer [A] Nokia
8. Which Session of the India – Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) was held virtually (Hardeep Singh Puri co-chaired the meeting)?
A. 9th
B. 3rd
C. 1st
D. 6th
Answer [A] 9th
9. Find the company which planned to introduce 2 million co- branded credit cards (Next Generation Credit Cards)?
A. PhonePe
B. Amazon
C. Paytm
D. Indian Bank
Answer [C] Paytm
10. Who heads the Market Data Advisory Committee constituted by SEBI?
A. Madhabi Puri Buch
B. Ajay Tyagi
C. Aditya Puri
D. Rajnish Kumar
Answer [A] Madhabi Puri Buch